Kanpur. A press conference was organized by the Indian Medical Association Kanpur Branch today on 6 May “World Asthma Day”. In this, Dr. Nandini Rastogi, Chairman of IMA Kanpur, Dr. Kunal Sahai, Honorary Secretary and Professor Dr. Vikas Mishra of Microbiology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Dr. Vikas Mishra, Chairman of IMA AMS and Critical Care expert Dr. Anurag Mehrotra and Guest and Specialist: Dr. Sudhir Chaudhary Medical College, Palmoni Medical College, Palmoni Medical College, Palmoni Medical College Kanpur, Dr. AK Singh, Senior Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist, Regency Hospital, Kanpur and Dr. Awadhesh Kumar, Head of Department, Pulmonary Medicine Department, GSVM Medical College Kanpur jointly addressed.

Giving information about this, IMA President Dr. Nandini Rastogi said that to make the public aware of asthma and promote education and cooperation for its effective control. Asthma Day 2025 theme this year: “Make inhaler treatment accessible for all”.

Vice President Dr. Kunal Sahay informed that asthma is a disease that bothers child to big and in the past, there are many latest medicines achievement in treatment with a mixture of technology and science in the past days which are very easy to use for children and older.

Professor Sudhir Chaudhary, former department chairman of the Chest Department of GSVM Medical College, said that respiratory diseases are increasing due to pollution and use of cigarette tobacco as compared to the previous years and cigarette tobacco control is also very important along with medicines in prevention and treatment.

On this occasion, Professor and Head of Department of Murarilal Hospital, Dr. Awadhesh Kumar said that asthma is a serious but controlled disease. Patients can live a normal life by identity, regular inhaler use, and trigger prevention at the right time. He said that the department is constantly running public awareness programs in this direction. There are doubts and myths like inhaler that the inhaler may get used to habit. While the inhaler is the most effective remedy for this disease.